A thug breaks into a house in Elyria, OH and gets lead poisoning in the living room, expiring on the couch after learning actions have consequences – maybe for the first time in his life.

The dramatic 911 call is below.

As if it wasn’t traumatic enough for the victims of this home invasion, the thug’s family blames and confronts them for the incident.

Burglar fatally shot in Elyria: Suspect’s family confronts homeowners hours after shooting

ELYRIA — An Elyria resident fatally shot a burglar who confronted him at home in the early Friday darkness, then hours later he was confronted by the dead man’s upset relatives.

Police said Jeffrey Carson, 29, of Elyria, broke into a house at 112 Water St. about 2:44 a.m. after getting a friend to boost him up to get in through an unlocked window.

The home’s residents, Jack and Linda Dillon, were awakened by Carson, who was in their living room, believed to be stealing electronics, police said. Jack Dillon called out and Carson lunged at him. Dillon had a handgun and shot Carson, police said.

…Linda Dillon also made reference to a burglary Thursday morning in which their $1,700 52-inch Sharp flat-screen television was stolen, according to a police report of the incident. “We knew he was coming back. He unlocked my window,” she said. Police have not yet linked Carson to that earlier burglary.
…Still reeling from their brother’s death, Bobbie Kniceley and her brother Johnny Minor Jr. went to the Water Street home yesterday morning because they wanted to see where Carson, their brother, had been shot. While they were standing on the sidewalk diagonal from the home, a couple believed to be the Dillons drove into the drive at 112 Water St. and a shouting match ensued.

“The people just blew his brains out,” Kniceley said. “They could have done something else.”

The couple got out of their car, approached Kniceley and Minor and retorted, “You don’t just go breaking into people’s houses.”

As the yelling continued, Jessica Dillon, who lives next door, called the police at 9:37 a.m. to report that the burglary suspect’s family members were outside 112 Water St. causing trouble, according to an Elyria police log.

The couple yelled at Carson’s family to get off their property. Carson’s family members slowly backed away yelling that the Dillons didn’t have to kill their brother.

Minutes later police showed up and de-escalated the situation and sent everyone on their way.

“I’m not saying he was perfect, but he didn’t deserve it,” Green said.

Carson worked at Green Circle Growers in Oberlin, was laid off and had since gotten another job. Green said he knows his brother had a criminal past, liked to fight and had been behind bars on and off since he was 17 years old. Despite Carson’s past, Green said the situation could have been resolved differently.

“I could replace anything in their house. They aren’t going to replace my brother,” he said.

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